Which of the following best describes the formation of the Ural Mountains of Russia?
A) Marine sediments that had collected in a basin were compressed and uplifted as the former Asian and European plates merged
B) Marine sediments were sheared along a transform boundary between the Eurasian and African plates
C) A continental volcanic arc formed as two microcontinents collided and subducted
D) The landscape was pulled apart by rifting and flood basalts piled up on the landscape
Answer: A
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